Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
201
136
129
100
188
127
118
90
The Witcher 3
220
189
136
70
207
175
126
67
Counter-Strike 2
284
219
160
83
280
212
152
82
Far Cry 6
159
149
130
83
155
145
126
75
Hogwarts Legacy
139
113
92
52
131
107
84
45
COD Modern Warfare 3
182
177
135
92
172
161
124
80
Ghost of Tsushima
124
104
90
55
116
101
82
51
Cyberpunk 2077
162
144
96
47
145
131
89
43
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
257
240
188
102
242
218
170
91
Avg FPS
1080p High192182
1080p Ultra163153
1440p Ultra128119
4K Ultra7669
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
23652
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Time Spy2276619900
Solar Bay10819797504
Port Royal1398513633
Fire Strike5356647520
Night Raid170143139527
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
219163
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Background Blur371.2 frames/s320.8 frames/s
Face Detection235 frames/s207.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.51 Gpix/sec10.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.6 Gpix/sec14.4 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur12.4 Gpix/sec11.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.03 Gpix/sec1.48 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1120 Gpix/sec984.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics30420.2 fps27764.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
31654
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
G2D Mark11971060
DirectX 11289 fps220 fps
DirectX 12115 fps110 fps
GPU Compute18571 Ops/s15547 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
249.8 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1246.5 fps978.4 fps
Car Chase1077.7 fps854.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)884.8 fps747.4 fps
T-Rex4829.9 fps3732.1 fps
ALU 28110.1 fps6650.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2285.3 fps296 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation7994.76622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 3, 2023 September, 24, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD104 GA102
Price 799 1499

GPU

GPU Frequency 2310 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2610 MHz 1695 MHz
Shader Units 7680 10496
TMUs 240 328
ROPs 80 112
Execution Units 60 82
Ray Tracing Cores 60 82
Tensor Cores 240 328
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 209 Gpix/sec 190 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 626 GTex/s 556 GTex/s
FLOPS 40.1 TFLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 285 W 350 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1219 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19500 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 2

Results

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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
9 (75%)
3 (25%)
Total Votes: 12

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